Tuesday 25,March 2025 {HMC} Several people, including police officer Hussein Haji Mohamed, known as Aw Koombe, were killed in a mortar attack in Afgooye district, Lower Shabelle region, on Monday.
Residents reported that at least ten mortar shells struck various parts of the district, including an army base. Reports indicate that the commander of the Banadir regional police unit, Moalim Mahdi, and other officers were visiting the district during the attack.
Federal security agencies have not yet commented on the incident, and no group has claimed responsibility.
The attack comes just days after the Al-Shabaab militant group launched a mortar assault on the UN compound in Mogadishu, known as Camp Halane, which houses several Western diplomatic missions, including those of the United States and Britain.
